Cicurina (Cicurella) patei Gertsch 1992

Paquin, Pierre & Dupérré, Nadine, 2009, of 60 troglobitic species of the subgenus Cicurella (Araneae: Dictynidae), and a first visual assessment of their distribution, Zootaxa 2002, pp. 1-67 : 36-37

Cicurina (Cicurella) patei Gertsch 1992

( Figs 74–75, 138)

Cicurina patei Gertsch 1992: 113 , figs 117–118 (description of female). — Jackman 1997: 162; Cokendolpher 2004a: 24, 52–53.

HOLOTYPE female: “ Texas: Val Verde County: Fawcett’s Cave, 8 Aug. 1987. Dale Pate”. Examined ( AMNH).

Description. Female holotype

Total length: 4.86; carapace length: 2.25; carapace width: 1.44; opisthosoma length 2.61. Eyes absent. Cheliceral promargin right side with 3 teeth (2 large, 1 small), left side 4 teeth (3 large, 1 small); retromargin right side with 6 denticles (3 large, 3 small), left side with 5 denticles (2 large, 3 small). Leg I: total length: 6.88; femur: 1.95; patella: 0.63; tibia: 1.70; metatarsus: 1.60; tarsus: 1.00; leg IV: total length: 8.16; femur: 2.18; patella: 0.68; tibia: 2.00; metatarsus: 2.20; tarsus: 1.10. Tarsal claw IV: 0.15. Epigynum length: 0.434. Epigynal ventral plate with long transverse slit, bearing medial, deep, inverted U-shaped indentation; atrium rectangular, half intruded by slightly rounded dorsal plate, atrial aperture moderate; bursa enlarged, not fused; copulatory ducts touching at midpoint, reaching somewhat over primary lobe apex; copulatory ducts constriction located basally; primary pores not visible; stalk short, straight, obliquely directed, joining the primary lobe at the aperture of the dictynoid pore; dictynoid pore elongated; primary lobe elongated; secondary lobe absent; fertilization canal short, reaching the dictynoid pore; fertilization duct medially attached to the primary lobe base.

Distribution. Only reported from the type locality: Fawcett’s Cave (Val Verde County, Texas, Fig. 138).

Gertsch 1992. 74–75 Cicurina patei Gertsch 1992 . 76–77 Cicurina platypus Cokendolpher 2004 . 78–79 Cicurina porteri Gertsch 1992 . 80–81 Cicurina puentecilla Gertsch 1992 . 82–83 Cicurina rainesi Gertsch 1992 . 84–85 Cicurina reclusa Gertsch 1992 . 86–87 Cicurina reddelli Gertsch 1992 . Scale bar = 0.1 mm.